Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Kalagondanahalli Lake
Kere, a large tank, in Samadhana Nagar ward, Bengaluru North
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1965, 1967 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.
1927
On the survey map
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1966
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1978
On the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
1986
Listed as a disused tank by the Lakshman Rau committee
Printed as Kalagondanahally Tank, tank 345
10.9 ha, as printed in the 1986 report
Among the tanks between Bellary Road and Madras Road
- Condition
- “The bund is breached. The tank bed is allotted to Dr. Ambedkar Medical Coliege by the Government”
- Land use the 1984 development plan proposed
- “Public & semi public use i.e.Medical College”
- What the committee recommended
- “Since already disposed, No comments”
Quoted from a scan of the report, so the words may carry reading errors
2015
Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey
25.0 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare every year
The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Hebbal 60MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
2.4 km away, treats 60 million litres a day
What lives here
Most seen: House Sparrow, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Eastern Barn Owl.
3 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Kasaba hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBNBKklg_kr1-42